COMPARISON OF SUBJECTS: Information and Library Studies

This relatively little-known field can be studied at the philosophical
faculties. Do you know anything about him? It deals not only carrying books from
the shelves and back, but also works with information of all kinds. The
application thus appears to be wide. Read the comparisons and you'll see, you
need to Information and Library Studies like. Note: Article was updated on the
29th 12th 2009 (-KAV-)

** Branch ** Brief Introduction Information and Library Studies can be
studied at three Czech universities – in Prague, Brno and Opava, everywhere
in the philosophical faculties. Field names on these sites are slightly
different, but not enough to after reading this article did not know
what's going on.

For starters, it is advisable to briefly introduce the field. Study
librarianship means of practical and theoretical knowledge and skills for the
provision of library services. They consist of the organization, sorting and
searching of library funds, work with electronic information systems, databases,
etc. It is not only a library, an important role to work with information as
such. Branch at each faculty, where you can study profiles a little differently.
Somewhere focuses more on traditional librarianship, turn elsewhere to study the
information.

The application is quite wide – a graduate course can work as a librarian,
but also as a bibliographer, editorial staff, spokesman of libraries, library
collections manager, information analyst, consultant or manager, a carpenter …
(It should be noted that not every graduate will find work in the field that he
studied.)

** FF MU, Brno **

** ** Course characteristics The Brno branch called Information and Library
Studies. It can be studied Bachelor's and Master's study, but in both cases,
only single-subject. The scope of study is, as the name suggests, moreover, not
only libraries but also work with information. As for the items, prepare
yourself as an information science, methods of library work, work with
information sources, language selection, methodology of research and statistics,
computer literacy, reference services, but also need to philosophy …

** Admission ** The bachelor's degree be taken at the test result Learning
Potential (TSP). More about him can be read „here“: http://www.muni.cz/…achelor_test.

Chances of acceptance ** ** Number of entries: 306 Number received: 122;
lowest possible percentile of TSP: 66.02 (Data are based on the results of
admission for the year 2007/2008, applies to full-time undergraduate study.)

** The opinion of students ** Comparing with other faculties of my own
experience I can, but I heard that in Brno, we focus much more philosophically
than in Prague. There apparently have no such philosophy. Yet she was a
freshman, most of us are surprised at how much we have to work with computers.
The quality of teaching, I generally satisfied (teachers, technical support
,…), but I think that learning languages ​​should be there to give more
space, some are there to teach the advanced level. For some of the lectures
would not hurt if they added seminars that teaching was more practical. I think
the difficulty of field does not matter only on the actual substance, but also
on teachers' demands. And those on a case by case differ radically. Some of us
really want. Overall, I but our study nezařazovala the toughest …

Note: Most of the faculties in making the admission control test of study
skills. The final location of the candidates represents so-called
percentile – This number indicates what percentage of candidates achieved
success compared with others. Eg.: If I had a percentile of TSP 66, it means
that I was better than 66 percent of their colleagues. The same system used by
such company and Scio.

** ** Course characteristics The name field is the same as in Prague, Brno,
then Information and Library Studies. You can study again only single-subject,
and a Bachelor's degree, then the master, where you can also choose an
alternate field of study of new media. And what can you expect for objects?
Library systems, history of libraries and librarianship, bibliographic search
services, information services online, but i need logic, rhetoric, and speed
reading course. And that's not all.

** Admission ** It consists of a test, study skills and knowledge test, where
the candidate may choose from two options – either the computer or the
humanities. Examples of tests last year found „here“: http://uisk.ff.cuni.cz/detail.do?….

Chances of acceptance ** ** Number of entries: 251 Number received: 40 +
56 to FF in VOŠIS (Data are from admission for the year 2007/2008. The numbers
are taken by two numbers: the first 40 were taken at Charles University, the
remaining 56 to cooperating College of Information Studies.)

** ** Course characteristics In Opava, see the program of study Information
and Library Studies just two branches, and Library, which can be combined with
several other disciplines, and Information Studies with a focus on
librarianship. It is interesting that the former, more social-oriented, by the
Institute Bohemistics and librarianship, other, more specialized in information
systems, etc., Institute of Informatics. Continue to be the master cycle, you
will find fields of information and library studies and librarianship with a
focus on community-based public library.

** Admission ** Good news – from this year are entrance exams for this
subject (and the variety of others) has been deleted.

Chances of acceptance ** ** The success of bak. Library field: 87 percent
(Valid for admission last year, only for full-time Bachelor degree in
Librarianship. The rest of the „here“: http://www.fpf.slu.cz/…jni-programy.
It is important to take note that entrance exams are not held this year, which
should be more chances of success increased. If, however, must not forget to
fill in an application …)